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Turkish opposition leader visits jailed activist
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's opposition chief paid his first visit on Friday to a civil society leader who was jailed for life after coming under repeated attack from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Change in Iran ‘irreversible’, says Nobel winner
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» PARIS - Rights campaigner and 2023 Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi said in a September interview with AFP that she retained hope for change in Iran, despite having no prospect of release from prison and enduring the pain of separation from her family.
Myanmar residents of Japan vow to help 2m displaced in homeland
Published on 01/10/2023
» Myanmar residents of Japan held a fundraising event in Tokyo over the weekend to help provide support for the approximately 2 million people displaced in the military's crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in the strife-torn country.
Myanmar resistance claims it holds 60% of territory
Published on 29/09/2023
» The acting leader of Myanmar’s government-in-exile says resistance forces are in control of about 60% of the country’s territory and poised to threaten the ruling junta in key strongholds.
Caption critique
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/09/2023
» Re: "Caged in a mall", (Opinion, Sept 27).
Thaksin's condition protected by 'right to privacy'
Post Reporters, Published on 25/09/2023
» The Corrections Department issued a statement on Monday saying it cannot provide details about inmates' health or other medical details without their consent, to protect their right to privacy.
Srettha denies move to approach Thaksin
Post Reporters, Published on 24/09/2023
» Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin says he never spoke of a plan to make former premier Thaksin Shinawatra his adviser once the latter is released from jail, as widely reported.
Rwanda's Kagame to seek fourth term
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» KIGALI - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year.
Belarus must not be Putin's 'consolation prize': opposition leader
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya urged world leaders Tuesday not to neglect her isolated homeland, saying it should not become Russian President Vladimir Putin's "consolation prize" as part of his war against Ukraine.
Five Americans freed by Iran arrive in US
AFP, Published on 19/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - Five Americans freed by Iran in a high-stakes prisoner swap landed back in the United States on Tuesday to a joyous reunion with family members.